By Suzanne York, May 11, 2012 If you think there is one issue that could gain bi-partisan support in the U.S. Congress, ending child marriage would likely be near the top of the list. Not only would a little bi-partisanship be good for the country, but preventing girls from marrying too young would improve lives.
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Tags: Asia, Family Planning, Population Growth, reproductive choice, Women's empowerment, women's rights
By Suzanne York, HowMany.org, March 22, 2012 A study just released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is warning that climate change could exacerbate environmental disasters in Asia and result in a surge of migration by people fleeing crises. In its report, Addressing Climate Change and Migration in Asia and the Pacific, the ADB observed
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Tags: Asia, Climate Change, Migration, Pacific, Population